Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-06-12

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 12
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 161▲ 59 vs year ago 71 · +83.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 47▲ 14 vs year ago 23 · +60.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $180.89/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$180.89
51 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$413
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$88.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.41
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488199.8497529
Medium and Large 2474160.3676120
Medium and Large 3505111.255622thin
One grade step is worth $88.59/cwt here — about $413 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale51 hd
180.89
—
NC average8 barns · 1,106 hd
202.29
−21.41
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,562114.571,7905thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,362102.711,39824
CowsLean 85-90%Average84980.736865thin

Every lot

61 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1240207.50/cwt207.50–207.504981
Steers—Medium and Large 1325235.50/cwt235.50–235.507651
Steers—Medium and Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1375230.68/cwt200.00–255.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 1440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1535217.25/cwt217.00–217.501,1622
Steers—Medium and Large 1563221.53/cwt217.00–230.001,2475
Steers—Medium and Large 1630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 1815154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223158.36/cwt150.00–165.003533
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2262160.53/cwt155.00–164.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315120.32/cwt110.00–130.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340154.00/cwt154.00–154.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415162.50/cwt162.50–162.506741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425184.94/cwt180.00–190.007862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470147.50/cwt147.50–147.506931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477193.50/cwt188.00–200.009233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508175.61/cwt162.50–184.008923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530132.55/cwt130.00–135.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570139.00/cwt139.00–139.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573168.19/cwt160.00–184.009646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608181.08/cwt173.00–188.001,1013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673176.64/cwt169.00–184.001,1892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758153.63/cwt140.00–167.001,1652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1217216.08/cwt205.00–225.004693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265152.50/cwt152.50–152.504041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278193.85/cwt190.00–197.505392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328217.91/cwt206.00–230.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1357213.94/cwt202.50–220.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387176.59/cwt166.00–184.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433163.47/cwt147.50–180.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435207.00/cwt207.00–207.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435112.50/cwt112.50–112.504891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460169.21/cwt150.00–180.007786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478210.57/cwt200.00–226.001,0073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515212.67/cwt208.00–219.001,0953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527155.99/cwt145.00–163.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590154.00/cwt154.00–154.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615143.39/cwt137.00–150.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629193.45/cwt180.00–200.001,2177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653191.51/cwt189.00–194.001,2512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690134.00/cwt134.00–134.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725133.00/cwt133.00–133.009641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,100103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1331
Bulls——1,678117.46/cwt117.00–118.001,9714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83273.23/cwt70.00–76.006093
Cows—Lean 85-90%87591.97/cwt89.00–95.008052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20889.70/cwt89.00–90.001,0843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348110.63/cwt106.00–116.001,4919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,410100.02/cwt96.00–105.001,41012

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.